Post Doctoral - Bioinformatics

Description

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and creative Bioinformatics Post-Doctoral Fellow to join our Future Innovation team in the Research department located in Ames, Iowa. The primary role is to conduct bioinformatic analysis within animal health to provide targets for vaccine and therapeutic solutions. This position is part of the global Post-Doctoral Program.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis of multi-omics studies, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single‑cell sequencing, and metagenomics.
• Effectively communicate and defend own work, orally and in writing, in the context of company and team goals.
• Create animal‑species‑specific workflows based on homology, literature searches, and computational approaches.
• Attend scientific meetings and review literature to propose, evaluate, and implement new bioinformatic packages.
• Develop computational pipelines and scripts (R, Python, or Perl) to facilitate data analysis and presentation.
• Utilize machine learning and/or artificial intelligence to perform data‑driven analyses investigating associations between diseases and genetic or treatment conditions.
• Assist in laboratory experiments to generate, process, and analyze next‑generation sequencing data.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency and train junior scientists.
• Maintain high integrity and ethics in data reporting.
• Comply with applicable regulations, performing all work safely and maintaining proper records per SOPs and policies.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant corporate, national, and local authority regulations.

Qualifications

• PhD from an accredited institution in bioinformatics or a related computational biology field.
• Strong background in computational sciences.
• Background in infectious disease and animal health is preferred.
• Ability to function in multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Ability to create written scientific reports and protocols, with strong verbal communication skills.
• Ability to articulate scientific and operational concepts of vaccine research across functions.
• Highly motivated, dependable, well‑organized, and able to operate with minimal supervision.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post‑offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.